Israeli Skaters Compete at Junior Grand Prix in Ljubljana
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Israeli figure skaters Nikita Sheiko, Elizabeth Balanov, and Nicole Clapperman competed at the Junior Grand Prix in Ljubljana. Sheiko finished fourth in the men's event, while Balanov and Clapperman placed 20th and 26th in the women's competition.
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- Nikita Sheiko finished fourth in the men's singles at the Junior Grand Prix in Ljubljana.
- Elizabeth Balanov and Nicole Clapperman competed in the women's singles.
- Hiro Kaewatitap of Thailand won the men's singles event.
- Hana Bath of Australia won the women's singles event.
- German pair Daria Grimm and Grigory Rodin won the ice dance competition.
The Junior Grand Prix figure skating competition is underway in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In the men's singles, Thailand's Hiro Kaewatitap secured first place with a total score of 233.73 points, overcoming his third-place standing after the short program. The leader after the first day, South Korea's the leader after short program, finished second with 228.75 points, while Taiga Nishino of Japan took the bronze with 227.28 points. Israeli skater Nikita Sheiko placed fourth overall with 217.05 points.
In the women's singles, Australia's Hana Bath won gold with 198.86 points, moving up from second place after the short program. Israeli skaters Elizabeth Balanov and Nicole Clapperman finished in 20th and 26th place respectively, with scores of 114.36 and 101.16.
The ice dance competition saw Germany's Daria Grimm and Grigory Rodin claim the gold medal with 169.40 points. France's Ambre Perrier-Génesini and Samuel Blanc earned the silver medal with 164.00 points, and the bronze went to Americans Aneta Vaclavikova and William Liss, who scored 159.05.